Osgood Perkins layers on the dread in his haunted house thriller. But as it becomes clear that there's no worthwhile story, the scares dissipate fast.
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The new film is a slow-burn haunted house story that's a little reminiscent of The Others. Unlike other recent ghost films, Perkins eschews CGI completely.